Middle of the night
Darkness has swallowed the room and so has silence. I don't really know how much time has passed in this room, but it felt like forever. A lovely forever, but I was aware than every forever has a goodbye. I turn on my side and look at Alexander. The man was soundly asleep, his face fully relaxed for the first time in a long time. The blanket was barely covering him, draped only over his pelvis, offering me the opportunity to admire him a little longer. My eyes scan over his bare chest and abdomen, and I hold back from touching him. I don't think I have ever met someone like Alexander. He was a giant and the threatening aura around him made me want to walk the other way, but I found myself gravitating around him over again. My hand reaches up and I trace a soft line over his chest, over
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